8
shudder at(verb, expression, bother, worry, stress)
7
diffidence(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt)
7
discomposure(noun, charge, feeling, worry, strain)
7
mistrust(noun, verb, worry, concern, strain)
7
quail(verb, action, bother, worry, avoid)
7
shy(verb, bother, worry, avoid, stress)
7
tremble(noun, verb, action, bother, worry)
7
avoid(verb, bother, worry, stress, fuss)
7
blanch(verb, action, bother, worry, avoid)
7
bother(noun, verb, charge, worry, concern)
7
shrink(verb, action, bother, worry, avoid)
7
shun(verb, bother, worry, avoid, stress)
7
tremor(noun, distress, anxiety, alarm, apprehension)
7
wonder(noun, verb, respect, dispute, distress)
6
cower(verb, action, bother, worry, avoid)
6
flinch(verb, bother, worry, avoid, stress)
6
spinelessness(noun, weakness, nervousness, timidity, fearfulness)
6
suspense(noun, worry, concern, difficulty, anxiety)
6
trembling(noun, distress, anxiety, depression, alarm)
6
be frightened of(verb, expression, bother, worry, stress)
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